What song, more than any other song, gives you the most severe case of tarantism?

Message Bookmarked
Bookmark Removed

fun fact: Tarantism: A disease once thought to result from the bite of the tarantula spider. This extraordinary affliction was associated with melancholy, stupor, madness and an uncontrollable desire to dance. In fact, dancing off the tarantula venom was considered the only cure. The dancing was violent and energetic and went for 3 or 4 days.

gonna have to go with Roxy Music's "Virginia Plain" for me. I don't get violent or melancholic but I need to engage in either dance or mad feet tapping when that comes on.

Cunga, Thursday, 4 February 2010 05:13 (fifteen years ago)

currently, pon de floor.

dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Thursday, 4 February 2010 05:42 (fifteen years ago)

From recent memory:

Grupo SoƱador - Paso del gigante
De La Soul - A roller skating jam named saturdays
Hechizeros - Sonidito
M.I.A. - Boyz

Moka, Thursday, 4 February 2010 07:07 (fifteen years ago)

It's impossible to pick only one song. "Tarantism" in music is about collectivism, and hype, and transiton, and stuff. There's always one song every season that will make you feel like dancing, but if it were always the same damn song it would lose all meaning.

Moka, Thursday, 4 February 2010 07:10 (fifteen years ago)


You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.